Today's This or That Thursday quiz... linguists everywhere are awaiting the results of this one.
1. Kleenex or tissue? Kleenex is a brand name. Tissue is what they are. I tend to call them tissues.
2. Soda or pop (or tonic or whatever)? Soda.
3. A sandwich on a long roll: sub or hero? I'm from Rhode Island, where we call it a grinder. If forced, I'll call it a sub.
4. Glasses or spectacles? Glasses... who calls them spectacles anymore?
5. TV or television? TV
6. Movie or film? Well, see, there's movies that are movies and movies that are films. Films are, I don't know, more highbrow. Arty. Quality. Weighty. Or maybe just old. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure? That's a movie. Roman Holiday? That's a film.
7. Sofa or couch? Both. Couches are bigger than sofas.
8. Stove or range? It's a stove unless it has a built-in grill thingy, then it's a range.
9. Remote control or clicker? Remote
10. Supermarket or grocery store? Hmm. Neither, really. I either call it "the store" or I refer to it as Shaw's, Star Market, Stop & Shop, whatever it actually is.